: Assam’s Baghjan oil well fire: Supreme Court stays NGT order forming committee on incident #IndiaNEWS The Supreme Court on Thursday put a stay on the National Green Tribunal order constituting a

Assam’s Baghjan oil well fire: Supreme Court stays NGT order forming committee on incident #IndiaNEWS
The Supreme Court on Thursday put a stay on the National Green Tribunal order constituting a 10-member committee to look into last year’s fire incident at Assam’s Baghjan oil well, the Hindustan Times reported.A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah expressed surprise on the fact that the managing director of Oil India Limited was made a member of the committee, even as the government-owned firm was held responsible for the incident by the tribunal itself, PTI reported.“We are surprised that NGT first holds that Oil India responsible for the damages to the environment and for destroying the wetlands and then an officer of Oil India is made a member of the committee to go into these issues,??? the court said.The bench was hearing an appeal filed by activist Bonani Kakkar challenging the February 19 order by the National Green Tribunal. In its order, the tribunal had held Oil India Limited prima facie responsible for the fire and blamed the hydrocarbon exploration and production company for failing to take necessary safety precautions. It directed the formation of the 10-member committee to assess damages caused to the biodiversity due to the fire.Appearing for Kakkar, Senior Advocate Siddharth Mitra told the Supreme Court that inclusion of the Oil India Limited...Read more

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